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Cases 310 to 315. — Japanese construction timbers in squares 
and planks. Note the oerfection and beauty of grain in the whole 
series, especially in the Pine (Pinus densiflora) ; the Arbor Vitae 
(Thujopsis dolahrata) ; the Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) that 
gives the peculiar “Japanese odor” to articles that have been 
packed in cases made of the wood; the Fir (Abies firma) ; the 
beautiful red Larch (Larix leptolepis) ; the chestnut (Castanea 
dentata) ; and the Elm-like Keyaki (Zelkowa keyaki). 
Cases 316 and 317. — Japanese cabinet timbers. Note the great 
beauty of all the specimens, but especially the Todo matsu (Abies 
sachalinensis) ; the Katsura (Cercidophyllum japonicum) ; the 
Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtiisa) ; the Inu-enju (Cladastris amu- 
rensis) ; and the Hari-giri (Acanthopanax ricinifolium) , 
Cases 318 and 319. — ^Pyramidal forms showing the growth of 
seven important Japanese coniferous trees from the base to the 
apex. The elements of each pyramid show the yearly cubic 
growth; the total cubic growth; and the perpendicular and hori- 
zontal growth in a decade. 
Case 320. — A carved doorway of Vermillion wood (Ptero- 
carpus indicus) from the Andaman Islands. 
Cases 321 to 324. — Forty species of Japanese woods, each 
showing the natural and varnished color and the bark, these 
are accompanied by Japanese lithographs of the structural char- 
acters of the species. The most strikingly beautiful woods here 
shown may be said to be Case 321, Araragi (Taxus cuspidata), 
Kaya (Torreya nucifera), Kara Matsu (Larix leptolepis), and 
Momi (Abies firma) ; Case 322, Kuro Matsu (Pinus Thunbergii) 
and Kiri (Paulownia iniperialis) ; Case 323, Toneriko (Fraxinus 
Bungeana) y Kuri (Castanea vulgaris japonica) and Shide (Car- 
pinus laxi flora) ; Case 324, Ichi-gashi (Quercus gilva), Aka- 
gashi (Q. acuta), Chan-chin (Cedrela chinensis) and Kusu-no-ki 
(Cinnamomum camphora). 
Cases 325 and 326. — Japanese construction timbers. Note the 
natural beauty of the toko posts (which enter into the construc- 
tion of all ceremonial tea rooms), especially the Biro (Livistonia 
chinensis), Shide (Carpinus laxiflora), Shirakuchi (Actinidia 
arguta) and Yashio-tsutsuji (Menziesia purpurea). 
Cases 327 and 328. — A case illustrating the utilization of the 
bamboo (Phyllostachys mitis) in construction. While this gigan- 
